News in brief...
Innovations being introduced by the company include the new high output wiring train, which offers safer and more efficient installation of overhead lines.
BB laid the first track for the £18.6 million extension to the Midland Metro in Birmingham City Centre for customer Centro recently. The 1.5km of track will provide a surface light rail link between Snow Hill and New Street stations, serving more than 3.5 million passengers a year.
The future of ticketing Supporting more than one billion journeys on the Tube every year, Cubic Transportation Systems, the systems provider behind the Oyster card, has extended its contract with managed services provider Adapt. The new two-year deal supports the existing functionality and the implementation of TfL’s contactless payment system.
Vinci Construction wins Crossrail contract Network Rail has awarded a contract to Vinci Construction UK for the design and upgrade of 13 stations in west London and Berkshire. The contract covers significant improvements to stations from Acton Main Line to Maidenhead. Many of the stations on the route are being refurbished or partially re-built in preparation for Crossrail. A separate contract for overhead line equipment has been awarded to Balfour Beatty (see page 8). Proposed improvements along the line include new station buildings and ticket halls, new lifts to deliver step free access and longer platforms. The detailed design phase will start at the end of 2013 and main works will take place between mid-2014 and 2018.
Women in Rail holds inaugural development workshop
Helping women fulfil their full potential in a traditionally male dominated sector is one of the founding principles of Women in Rail, and the event, held in York, focused on overcoming a lack of self-confidence.
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The workshop was attended by 90 women, with speeches from Karen Boswell, managing director of East Coast Main Line and Malcolm Brown, chief executive officer of Angel Trains, who shared their thoughts and tips on confidence. Tinu Cornish, a chartered and registered occupational psychologist spoke about the ‘double bind’, which is the cultural mismatch between women’s need to be assertive in the workplace and their natural tendency to be caretaking. Adeline Ginn, founder and chair of Women in Rail, said: ‘We’re delighted that this inaugural workshop had so much interest and that women from all backgrounds and levels within the rail industry chose to participate. Having the support of Karen Boswell and Malcolm Brown was essential in helping women feel comfortable about talking about their lack of self-confidence. All the
feedback we received has been overwhelmingly positive which is very encouraging, and we have been asked to repeat the event next year for the benefit of the women who were unable to attend.’ Women in Rail plans to organise up to three workshops per year, in York, Derby and London, each looking at issues which women within the sector have identified as holding them back.
Turner & Townsend director wins 2013 Women in Transport award
Readman, won the Woman in Transport title at this year’s UK National Transport Awards. The award, which recognises the contribution of female transport professionals was presented to Readman at a ceremony attended by Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin and former transport minister Norman Baker MP.
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Readman was credited for her contribution to delivering one of the UK’s most complex and iconic projects: London Underground’s Tottenham Court Road Station. Her crucial role in this initiative ensured the implementation of rigorous commercial procedures to drive value across the programme.
Readman, said: ‘I am extremely passionate
about developing and mentoring the industry’s future generations of transport leaders and showcasing what young women can achieve within this industry, so to have received this award is hugely rewarding.’
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lobal programme management and construction consultancy Turner & Townsend associate director, Kate
omen in Rail, the industry group that works to further the involvement and success of women in the UK rail industry, has held its first development workshop.
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